Macbook air super slow

Hello
I just recently bought my MBA and the computer is the slowest computer in the world, when using my web cam or watching you tube videos the computer is always thinking or freezing , does anyone have this same problems..

Your new MBA may have a problem and the Apple Genius can check it out for you. However, you can trust me that it is NOT the slowest computer in the world. Not even the slowest ultra light computers. Trust me, that honor goes to the netbook laptops that are running Intel's Atom processors. I know, I had one and got rid of it for this very reason.

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Why is my Macbook Air super slow?

I just bought a 2012 13 inch Macbook Air about two weeks ago and I've been using it to finish an essay and various other assignments.
The thing is, the computer seems to want to slow down and not work, especially when I'm doing a lot of things on a lot of different applications. Sometimes it will freeze and I will have to reboot it for it to cooperate again. Most of the time, it will just slow down and if I leave it be for like 10 minutes, it'll start working again. Other times it will freeze and not allow me to click, scroll or anything else. Both are fairly frequent occurances.
Perhaps what I'm doing is too much to handle? I would really like to know if this is normal or if I need to get it fixed.
Any advice is much appreciated!

It's too bad you waited until after the two-week exchange period to do something. Take it to an authorized service facility for warranty service.

Mid 2011 Macbook Air Painfully slow.

Mid 2011 Macbook Air Painfully slow.
Hey everyone. I am writing about my 13 inch Mid 2011 Macbook Air.
Recently it has been extremely slow and on occasion has not started up.
I have reset the PRAM and SMC already, yet it is still very slow. I have a couple theories about what might have caused it, are they plausible?
Theory 1: It’s a software problem. I tried to upgrade to 10.8.2 but halfway through the upgrade the computer restarted and somehow I was still on 10.8.1. For fear of a big issue happening I didn’t try to upgrade again. Perhaps it is a flaw in Apple’s software update?
The important thing to note about this update is that I tried to install 10.8.2 around a month or two weeks BEFORE I started having problems. So if these issues were due to 10.8.2’s failed update then it certainly was a delayed reaction.
I would of course like to update to 10.8.2 BUT as my computer is acting EXTREMELY slow and having trouble turning on occasionally I am worried the software update will completely brick the machine. Is that possible? Should I actually finish through with the software update?
Theory 2: It was an electricity problem.
The computer died when I was sitting at a café plugged into their wall sockets. A few days later when I came back to the same spot with my old macbook which is now being used in lieu of the Air it suddenly turned black for a little while. Sensing it might be an electricity surge or something with their system I unplugged the cable. I am not sure if that was paranoia though.
Can an electricity surge or a bad outlet fry a computer? Can it fry the ram so the computer is extremely slow? Does that theory hold any water?
Thanks for your help diagnosing this problem.
All the best.

Please read this whole message before doing anything.
This procedure is a diagnostic test. It won’t solve your problem. Don’t be disappointed when you find that nothing has changed after you complete it.
Third-party system modifications are a common cause of usability problems. By a “system modification,” I mean software that affects the operation of other software — potentially for the worse. The following procedure will help identify which such modifications you've installed. Don’t be alarmed by the complexity of these instructions — they’re easy to carry out and won’t change anything on your Mac.
These steps are to be taken while booted in “normal” mode, not in safe mode. If you’re now running in safe mode, reboot as usual before continuing.
Below are instructions to enter some UNIX shell commands. The commands are harmless, but they must be entered exactly as given in order to work. If you have doubts about the safety of the procedure suggested here, search this site for other discussions in which it’s been followed without any report of ill effects.
Some of the commands will line-wrap or scroll in your browser, but each one is really just a single line, all of which must be selected. You can accomplish this easily by triple-clicking anywhere in the line. The whole line will highlight, and you can then either copy or drag it. The headings “Step 1” and so on are not part of the commands.
Note: If you have more than one user account, Step 2 must be taken as an administrator. Ordinarily that would be the user created automatically when you booted the system for the first time. The other steps should be taken as the user who has the problem, if different. Most personal Macs have only one user, and in that case this paragraph doesn’t apply.
Launch the Terminal application in any of the following ways:
☞ Enter the first few letters of its name into a Spotlight search. Select it in the results (it should be at the top.)
☞ In the Finder, select Go ▹ Utilities from the menu bar, or press the key combination shift-command-U. The application is in the folder that opens.
☞ Open LaunchPad. Click Utilities, then Terminal in the icon grid.
When you launch Terminal, a text window will open with a line already in it, ending either in a dollar sign (“$”) or a percent sign (“%”). If you get the percent sign, enter “sh” and press return. You should then get a new line ending in a dollar sign.
Step 1
Copy or drag — do not type — the line below into the Terminal window, then press return:
kextstat -kl | awk '!/com\.apple/{printf "%s %s\n", $6, $7}'
Post the lines of output (if any) that appear below what you just entered (the text, please, not a screenshot.) You can omit the final line ending in “$”.
Step 2
Repeat with this line:
sudo launchctl list | sed 1d | awk '!/0x|com\.(apple|openssh|vix)|edu\.mit|org\.(amavis|apache|cups|isc|ntp|postfix|x)/{print $3}'
This time, you'll be prompted for your login password, which won't be displayed when you type it. You may get a one-time warning not to screw up. You don't need to post the warning.
Note: If you don’t have a login password, you’ll need to set one before taking this step. If that’s not possible, skip to the next step.
Step 3
launchctl list | sed 1d | awk '!/0x|com\.apple|edu\.mit|org\.(x|openbsd)/{print $3}'
Step 4
ls -1A /e*/mach* {,/}L*/{Ad,Compon,Ex,Fram,In,Keyb,La,Mail/Bu,P*P,Priv,Qu,Scripti,Servi,Spo,Sta}* L*/Fonts 2> /dev/null
Important: If you formerly synchronized with a MobileMe account, your me.com email address may appear in the output of the above command. If so, anonymize it before posting.
Step 5
osascript -e 'tell application "System Events" to get name of every login item' 2> /dev/null
Remember, steps 1-5 are all drag-and-drop or copy-and-paste, whichever you prefer — no typing, except your password. Also remember to post the output.
You can then quit Terminal.

Why is my macbook air so slow?

why is my macbook air so slow?

First, back up all data immediately, as your boot drive might be failing.
Step 1
This diagnostic procedure will query the system log for messages that may indicate a hardware fault. It changes nothing, and therefore will not, in itself, solve your problem.
If you have more than one user account, these instructions must be carried out as an administrator. I've tested them only with the Safari web browser. If you use another browser, they may not work as described.
Triple-click anywhere in the line below on this page to select it:
syslog -k Sender kernel -k Message CReq 'Channel t|GPU D|I/O|nspace-h|n Cause: -' | tail | open -ef
Copy the selected text to the Clipboard (command-C).
Launch the Terminal application in any of the following ways:
☞ Enter the first few letters of its name into a Spotlight search. Select it in the results (it should be at the top.)
☞ In the Finder, select Go ▹ Utilities from the menu bar, or press the key combination shift-command-U. The application is in the folder that opens.
☞ Open LaunchPad. Click Utilities, then Terminal in the icon grid.
Paste into the Terminal window (command-V).
The command may take a noticeable amount of time to run. Wait for a new line ending in a dollar sign (“$”) to appear.
A TextEdit window will open with the output of the command. Normally the command will produce no output, and the window will be empty. If the TextEdit window (not the Terminal window) has anything in it, stop here and post it — the text, please, not a screenshot. The title of the TextEdit window doesn't matter, and you don't need to post that.
Step 2
There are a few other possible causes of generalized slow performance that you can rule out easily.
Reset the System Management Controller.
If you have many image or video files on the Desktop with preview icons, move them to another folder.
If applicable, uncheck all boxes in the iCloud preference pane.
Disconnect all non-essential wired peripherals and remove aftermarket expansion cards, if any.
Check your keychains in Keychain Access for excessively duplicated items.
Boot into Recovery mode, launch Disk Utility, and run Repair Disk.
If you're booting from an aftermarket SSD, see whether there's a firmware update for it.
If you have a MacBook Pro with dual graphics, disable automatic graphics switching in the Energy Saverpreference pane for better performance at the cost of shorter battery life.
Step 3
When you notice the problem, launch the Activity Monitor application in any of the following ways:
☞ Enter the first few letters of its name into a Spotlight search. Select it in the results (it should be at the top.)
☞ In the Finder, select Go ▹ Utilities from the menu bar, or press the key combination shift-command-U. The application is in the folder that opens.
☞ Open LaunchPad. Click Utilities, then Activity Monitor in the icon grid.
Select the CPU tab of the Activity Monitor window.
Select All Processes from the menu in the toolbar, if not already selected.
Click the heading of the % CPU column in the process table to sort the entries by CPU usage. You may have to click it twice to get the highest value at the top. What is it, and what is the process? Also post the values for % User, % System, and % Idle at the bottom of the window.
Select the System Memory tab. What values are shown in the bottom part of the window for Page outs and Swap used?
Next, select the Disk Activity tab. Post the approximate values shown for Reads in/sec and Writes out/sec (not Reads in and Writes out.)
Step 4
If you have more than one user account, you must be logged in as an administrator to carry out this step.
Launch the Console application in the same way you launched Activity Monitor. Make sure the title of the Console window is All Messages. If it isn't, select All Messages from the SYSTEM LOG QUERIES menu on the left. If you don't see that menu, select
View ▹ Show Log List
from the menu bar.
Select the 50 or so most recent entries in the log. Copy them to the Clipboard (command-C). Paste into a reply to this message (command-V). You're looking for entries at the end of the log, not at the beginning.
When posting a log extract, be selective. Don't post more than is requested.
Please do not indiscriminately dump thousands of lines from the log into this discussion.
Important: Some personal information, such as your name, may appear in the log. Anonymize before posting. That should be easy to do if your extract is not too long.

Macbook 2.1 Macbook Air super drive

I have a macbook opperating on OS X 10.5.8. Tired to connect a Macbook Air Super Drive to without success. The laptop does not recoginze the external drive. Will the drive work with this laptop?

It needs to be connected to either a MacBook Air or a Mac Mini......
store.apple.com/us/product/MC684ZM/A?

HT1338 why is my MacBook Air running slow and I bought the 11 inch with all memory and turbo boost

why is my MacBook Air running slow and I bought the 11 inch with all memory and turbo boost

Please answer as many of the following questions as you can. You may already have answered some of them. In that case, there's no need to repeat the answers.
Have you restarted your router and your broadband device (if they're separate) since you first noticed the problem? If not, do that now and see whether there's any change.
If your browser is Safari, then from the Safari menu bar, select
Safari ▹ Preferences... ▹ Privacy ▹ Remove All Website Data
and confirm. Any change?
Quit and relaunch the browser. Any change?
Log out and log back in. Any change?
Enable Private Browsing in the Safari menu. Any change?
Are any other web browsers installed, and are they the same? What about other Internet applications, such as iTunes and the App Store?
If other browsers and Internet applications are also affected, follow these instructions and test. Any change?
If only Safari is affected, launch the Activity Monitor application and enter "web" (without the quotes) in the search box. If a process named "Safari Web Content" is shown in red or is using more than about 5% of a CPU, select it and force it to quit by clicking the X or Quit Process button in the toolbar of the window. There may be more than one such process. Any improvement?
Again, if only Safari is involved, open the iCloud preference pane and uncheck the box marked Safari, if it's checked. Any change?
Are there any other devices on the same network that can browse the Web, and are they affected?
If you can test Safari on another network, is it the same there?
If you connect to your router with Wi-Fi and you can also connect with Ethernet, do that and turn off Wi-Fi. Any difference?

My macbook air running slow even on recovery mode

My macbook air running slow even on recovery mode when I press Alt + Power it takes me to Mac os Utilities the mouse barely moves, I erased every thing on the hard drive so I can install a fresh copy of mac os but I couldn't because every time I try to boot up from the USB that got the mac os it takes for ever to load the OS for installtion, and some times every thing freeze when I'm on the Mac os Utilities mode. Any ideas of what's going on ?

Contact AppleCare or make an appt with your local Apple Store Genius. I don't think this is a problem we can help with.

MacBook air running slow and fan really loud how to fix?

MacBook Air running slow and fan is really loud and using lots of battery. How to fix?

Runaway applications can shorten battery runtime, affect performance, and increase heat and fan activity

My mid 2011 MacBook Air has slowed down significantly overnight?

Last night my MacBook Air was working fine.
When I went to use it this morning, it has slowed down significantly. It takes awhile for it to respond to trackpad movement or the keyboard. Opening finder is delayed now, opening any app is delayed now. Booting it back up takes extra long now, probably around a minute compared to thirty seconds before.
I've tried an SMC reset, repairing the disk and repairing disk permissions.
From what I can see, the hardware doesn't appear to be failing, but I could be wrong.
Can anyone help me out? What could possibly be going on with my MacBook? How did this happen overnight?

Your MacBook Air's memory is not upgradable, and as you already determined unused storage capacity is not a relevant factor.
There are many reasons a Mac may be performing slower than expected.
Back up your documents and everything else important to you before proceeding.
To help determine the possible causes of this behaviour read the following. None of what follows is intended to fix anything, but it will provide the additional information required to advance troubleshooting:
Boot OS X Recovery by holding ⌘ and r (two fingers) while you start your Mac. At the Mac OS X Utilities screen, select Disk Utility. Select your startup volume (usually named "Macintosh HD") and click the Repair Disk button. Describe any errors it reports in red.
When it finishes restart your Mac and test again for operation. If it's still not behaving as you expect it should, please post the results of EtreCheck in accordance with the following instructions:
Apple Support Communities contributor etresoft wrote a very useful app to quickly gather certain system information that may help point to a cause of this problem. Go to his website, download and run EtreCheck:
http://www.etresoft.com/etrecheck
Etrecheck will be in your Downloads folder. Open it from there. You may see the following dialog box:
Click Open - etresoft contributes to this forum frequently and can be considered a trustworthy developer.
It will take a moment to run as it collects its data.
Copy and paste its output in a reply.
Do not be concerned about anything that says "Problem" or “failed” or anything else that may appear in red.
EtreCheck was designed to remove any personal information (such as your computer's name and serial numbers) but if you see anything that looks like an email address or any other personal information that should not be divulged to others, please delete or obscure that information when you post the reply.
When you are finished with EtreCheck, quit the program. It occupies very little space, and you can keep it or drag it to the Trash as you wish.
After completing the above please determine if the problems also occur in "Safe Mode":
Safe Mode or "Safe Boot" is a troubleshooting mode that bypasses all third party system extensions and loads only required system components. Read about it: Starting up in Safe Mode
You must disable FileVault before you can start your Mac in Safe Mode.
Starting your Mac in Safe Mode will take longer than usual, graphics will not render smoothly, audio is disabled on some Macs, and some programs (iTunes for example) may not work at all.
Merely starting your Mac in Safe Mode is not intended to resolve the problem, it's to observe its performance without certain additional components.
To end Safe Mode restart your Mac normally. Shutdown will take longer as well.
To identify potential hardware problems: Apple Hardware Test.

MacBook Air painfully slow after Yosemite update

Dear all,
I've updated my Macbook Air (2011) to Yosemite in order to make it compatible with Apple TV.
Since doing this everything is VERY slow, not just slightly slow but VERY slow.
I was advised to buy more memory - but it doesn't seem possible to purchase extra memory for a MacBook Air.
I would really like to take a step backwards and change back to my previous OS - is there any way of doing this?
I don't mind not using Apple Tv with my Mac as long as it goes back to working normally.
Thanks and sorry if this question has already been posted.

Hi,
I ran Etrcheck and this is the result :
Description du problème :
I updates my MacBook Air 2011 with Yosemite and now it’s incredibly slow.
EtreCheck version: 2.1.8 (121)
Report generated 19 février 2015 10:10:26 UTC+1
Télécharger EtreCheck à http://etresoft.com/etrecheck
Cliquez sur les liens [Cliquer pour l’aide] pour l’assistance avec les produits non-Apple.
Cliquez sur les liens [Détails] pour plus d'informations sur cette ligne.
Informations matérielles : ℹ️
    MacBook Air (13 pouces, mi-2011) (Caractéristiques techniques)
    MacBook Air - modèle : MacBookAir4,2
    1 1.7 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU : 2-core
    4 GB RAM Pas extensible
        BANK 0/DIMM0
            2 GB DDR3 1333 MHz ok
        BANK 1/DIMM0
            2 GB DDR3 1333 MHz ok
    Bluetooth: Vieux - Handoff/Airdrop2 pas disponible
    Wireless: en0: 802.11 a/b/g/n
    La santé de la batterie : Normal - Comptage de cycles 506
Informations vidéo : ℹ️
    Intel HD Graphics 3000 - VRAM : 384 MB
        Color LCD 1440 x 900
Logiciel du système : ℹ️
    OS X 10.10.2 (14C109) - Temps depuis le démarrage : 11 jours 14:10:29
Informations des disques : ℹ️
    APPLE SSD SM128C disk0 : (121,33 GB)
        EFI (disk0s1) <non monté> : 210 Mo
        Recovery HD (disk0s3) <non monté> [Restauration] : 650 Mo
        Macintosh HD (disk1) / : 120.10 Go (23.42 Go libre)
            Crypté AES-XTS Overt
            Core Storage: disk0s2 120.47 Go Online
Informations USB : ℹ️
    Apple Internal Memory Card Reader
    Apple Inc. FaceTime Camera (Built-in)
    Apple Inc. BRCM20702 Hub
        Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
    Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
Informations Thunderbolt : ℹ️
    Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
Gatekeeper : ℹ️
    Mac App Store et développeurs identifiés
Extensions du noyau : ℹ️
        /System/Library/Extensions
    [engagé]    com.logmein.driver.LogMeInSoundDriver (4.1.48f61) [Cliquer pour l’aide]
Agents de lancement systèmes avec un problème : ℹ️
    [tué]    com.apple.coreservices.appleid.authentication.plist
    [tué]    com.apple.gamed.plist
    [tué]    com.apple.SafariNotificationAgent.plist
    [tué]    com.apple.spindump_agent.plist
    4 processus tués à cause de la pression de mémoire
Daemons de lancement systèmes avec un problème : ℹ️
    [tué]    com.apple.AirPlayXPCHelper.plist
    [tué]    com.apple.corestorage.corestoragehelperd.plist
    [tué]    com.apple.ctkd.plist
    [tué]    com.apple.emond.aslmanager.plist
    [tué]    com.apple.GSSCred.plist
    [tué]    com.apple.nehelper.plist
    [tué]    com.apple.periodic-weekly.plist
    [tué]    com.apple.spindump.plist
    [tué]    com.apple.systemstats.analysis.plist
    [tué]    com.apple.wdhelper.plist
    [tué]    com.apple.xpc.smd.plist
    11 processus tués à cause de la pression de mémoire
Agents de lancement : ℹ️
    [échec]    com.logmein.LMILaunchAgentFixer.plist [Cliquer pour l’aide]
    [en marche]    com.logmein.logmeingui.plist [Cliquer pour l’aide]
    [en marche]    com.logmein.logmeinguiagent.plist [Cliquer pour l’aide]
    [désengagé]    com.logmein.logmeinguiagentatlogin.plist [Cliquer pour l’aide]
    [engagé]    com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist [Cliquer pour l’aide]
    [en marche]    com.orange.BEWLauncher.plist [Cliquer pour l’aide]
    [en marche]    com.orange.HotspotAuthentication.plist [Cliquer pour l’aide]
    [engagé]    com.orange.Update.plist [Cliquer pour l’aide]
Daemons de lancements : ℹ️
    [engagé]    com.adobe.fpsaud.plist [Cliquer pour l’aide]
    [en marche]    com.logmein.logmeinserver.plist [Cliquer pour l’aide]
    [engagé]    com.logmein.raupdate.plist [Cliquer pour l’aide]
    [engagé]    com.macpaw.CleanMyMac2.Agent.plist [Cliquer pour l’aide]
    [engagé]    com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist [Cliquer pour l’aide]
    [engagé]    com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist [Cliquer pour l’aide]
    [en marche]    com.orange.BEWConfigSrv.plist [Cliquer pour l’aide]
Agents de lancement pour l’utilisateur : ℹ️
    [engagé]    com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist [Cliquer pour l’aide]
    [échec]    com.facebook.videochat.[expurgé].plist [Cliquer pour l’aide]
    [engagé]    com.google.keystone.agent.plist [Cliquer pour l’aide]
    [engagé]    com.macpaw.CleanMyMac2Helper.diskSpaceWatcher.plist [Cliquer pour l’aide]
    [engagé]    com.macpaw.CleanMyMac2Helper.scheduledScan.plist [Cliquer pour l’aide]
    [engagé]    com.macpaw.CleanMyMac2Helper.trashWatcher.plist [Cliquer pour l’aide]
    [en marche]    com.spotify.webhelper.plist [Cliquer pour l’aide]
Éléments Ouverture : ℹ️
    iTunesHelper    Application Caché (/Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/MacOS/iTunesHelper.app)
    Dropbox    Application (/Applications/Dropbox.app)
    Spotify    Application (/Applications/Spotify.app)
Plug-ins internets : ℹ️
    LogMeInSafari64 : Version : 1.0.730 [Cliquer pour l’aide]
    Default Browser : Version : 600 - SDK 10.10
    AdobePDFViewerNPAPI : Version : 10.1.13 [Cliquer pour l’aide]
    FlashPlayer-10.6 : Version : 16.0.0.305 - SDK 10.6 [Cliquer pour l’aide]
    LogMeIn : Version : 1.0.730 [Cliquer pour l’aide]
    Silverlight : Version : 5.1.20913.0 - SDK 10.6 [Cliquer pour l’aide]
    Flash Player : Version : 16.0.0.305 - SDK 10.6 [Cliquer pour l’aide]
    LogMeInSafari32 : Version : 1.0.730 [Cliquer pour l’aide]
    QuickTime Plugin : Version : 7.7.3
    NP_2020Player_IKEA : Version : 5.0.94.0 - SDK 10.6 [Cliquer pour l’aide]
    AdobePDFViewer : Version : 10.1.13 [Cliquer pour l’aide]
    SharePointBrowserPlugin : Version : 14.4.8 - SDK 10.6 [Cliquer pour l’aide]
    JavaAppletPlugin : Version : Java 8 Update 31 Vérifier la version
Plug-ins internets pour l’utilisateur : ℹ️
    AddLive : Version : AddLive 2.0.1.15 [Cliquer pour l’aide]
Extensions de Safari : ℹ️
    AdBlock
Panneaux de préférences tiers : ℹ️
    Flash Player [Cliquer pour l’aide]
    Java [Cliquer pour l’aide]
Time Machine : ℹ️
    Ignorer les fichiers du système : NON
    Sauvegarde automatique : OUI
    Disques sauvegardés :
        Macintosh HD : Taille de disque : 120.10 Go Disque utilisé : 96.68 Go
    Destinations :
        SAMSUNG [Local]
        Taille totale : 0 o
        Nombre de sauvegardes total : 0
        Sauvegardes la plus agée : -
        Dernière sauvegarde : -
        Taille de la disque de sauvegarde : Trop petit
            Taille de sauvegarde 0 o > (Disque utilisé 96.68 Go X 3)
L’utilisation du CPU par processus : ℹ️
         8%    WindowServer
         5%    DashboardClient
         1%    HotspotAuthentication
         0%    LogMeIn
         0%    configd
L’utilisation de la RAM par processus : ℹ️
    352 Mo    com.apple.WebKit.WebContent
    249 Mo    thunderbird
    86 Mo    Safari
    73 Mo    DashboardClient
    73 Mo    Finder
Informations de la mémoire virtuelle : ℹ️
    21 Mo    RAM Disponible
    1.25 Go    RAM Active
    1.24 Go    RAM Inactive
    1.19 Go    RAM Résidente
    54.50 Go    Pages entrants
    2.74 Go    Sorties pages
Informations du diagnostic : ℹ️
    Feb 16, 2015, 03:36:18 PM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/thunderbird_2015-02-16-153618_[expurgé].cpu_res ource.diag [Click for details]

Macbook Air very slow all of a sudden

I bought a Macbook air end Feb - 1.6Ghz and 80GB. I also have XP with 40GB HD partitioned.
I have installed Norton 360 for my windows partition.
After the 1st month which was great, I now find the performance very slow if I have powerpoint and word and excel open along with safari.
Is there something I can do to get back to the great speed one had earlier?

HI,
Checked free disk space lately? Right or control click the MacintoshHD icon on your Desktop, then click: Get Info. In the Get Info window, click the discovery triangle so it's facing down. You will see; Capacity and Available Make sure you have 10% available disk space, 15% is better. Not enough available drive space can cause issues like you are experiencing.
Boot from your install disk and run Disk Utility.
Insert Installer disk and Restart, holding down the "C" key until grey Apple appears.
Go to Installer menu (Panther and earlier) or Utilities menu (Tiger and later) and launch Disk Utility.
Select your HDD (manufacturer ID) in the left panel.
Select First Aid in the Main panel.
(Check S.M.A.R.T Status of HDD at the bottom of right panel. It should say: Verified)
Click Repair Disk on the bottom right.
If DU reports disk does not need repairs quit DU and restart.
If DU reports errors Repair again and again until DU reports disk is repaired.
Mac tune-up: 34 software speedups
Tuning Mac OS X Performance
Carolyn

MacBook Air Running Slow

Problem description:
My Mac is running slow so wanted to get advice on what I should do based on my EtreCheck report. I run a virtual machine in VMWare for business purposes and I had been having no problems but here lately the mac has slowed down. Thanks in advance.
EtreCheck version: 2.0.11 (98)
Report generated November 4, 2014 at 9:07:17 PM CST
Hardware Information: ℹ️
MacBook Air (11-inch, Mid 2012) (Verified)
MacBook Air - model: MacBookAir5,1
1 2 GHz Intel Core i7 CPU: 2-core
8 GB RAM Not upgradeable
BANK 0/DIMM0
4 GB DDR3 1600 MHz ok
BANK 1/DIMM0
4 GB DDR3 1600 MHz ok
Bluetooth: Good - Handoff/Airdrop2 supported
Wireless: en0: 802.11 a/b/g/n
Video Information: ℹ️
Intel HD Graphics 4000 -
Thunderbolt Display 2560 x 1440
Thunderbolt Display 2560 x 1440
System Software: ℹ️
OS X 10.10 (14A389) - Uptime: 11:12:43
Disk Information: ℹ️
APPLE SSD SM256E disk0 : (251 GB)
S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / [Startup]: 250.14 GB (55.24 GB free)
Recovery HD (disk0s4) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB
USB Information: ℹ️
Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
Apple Inc. BRCM20702 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Display)
Apple Inc. Apple Thunderbolt Display
Apple Inc. Display Audio
Apple Inc. iPhone
Apple Inc. Display Audio
Apple Inc. Apple Thunderbolt Display
Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Display)
Thunderbolt Information: ℹ️
Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
Apple Inc. Thunderbolt Display
Apple Inc. Thunderbolt Display
Gatekeeper: ℹ️
Mac App Store and identified developers
Kernel Extensions: ℹ️
/Applications/TechTool Pro 7.app
[not loaded] com.micromat.driver.spdKernel (1 - SDK 10.8) Support
[not loaded] com.micromat.driver.spdKernel-10-8 (1 - SDK 10.8) Support
/Applications/VMware Fusion.app
[loaded] com.vmware.kext.vmci (90.6.3) Support
[loaded] com.vmware.kext.vmioplug.14.1.3 (14.1.3) Support
[loaded] com.vmware.kext.vmnet (0223.55.95) Support
[loaded] com.vmware.kext.vmx86 (0223.55.95) Support
[loaded] com.vmware.kext.vsockets (90.6.0) Support
/Library/Application Support/Avast/components/fileshield/unsigned
[loaded] com.avast.AvastFileShield (2.1.0 - SDK 10.9) Support
/Library/Application Support/Avast/components/proxy/unsigned
[loaded] com.avast.PacketForwarder (1.4 - SDK 10.9) Support
/System/Library/Extensions
[not loaded] com.Belcarra.iokit.USBLAN_netpart (3.1.1 - SDK 10.6) Support
[not loaded] com.Belcarra.iokit.USBLAN_usbpart (3.1.1 - SDK 10.6) Support
[not loaded] com.MCCI.SLAB_USBtoUART (1.02.0f2) Support
[not loaded] com.Ralink.driver.RT2870USBWirelessDriver (2.0.2) Support
[not loaded] com.Ralink.driver.RT73 (1.3.0) Support
[not loaded] com.RemoteControl.USBLAN.usbpart (3.1.1 - SDK 10.7) Support
[not loaded] com.aliph.driver.jstub (1.1.2 - SDK 10.7) Support
[loaded] com.logmein.driver.LogMeInSoundDriver (4.1.46f67) Support
[not loaded] net.pocketmac.driver.BlackberryUSB (3.0.9) Support
[not loaded] net.pocketmac.driver.BlackberryUSBDev (3.0.9) Support
/System/Library/Extensions/2.2.0/Belcarra.USBLAN_netpart.kext/Contents/Plug-Ins
[not loaded] com.belcarra.iokit.netpart.panther (1.6.3) Support
/System/Library/Extensions/2.2.0/Belcarra.USBLAN_usbpart.kext/Contents/Plug-Ins
[not loaded] com.belcarra.iokit.usbpart.panther (1.6.3) Support
/System/Library/Extensions/2.2.0/RemoteControl.USBLAN_usbpart.kext/Contents/Plu g-Ins
[not loaded] com.RemoteControl.USBLAN.panther (1.6.2) Support
Startup Items: ℹ️
WiUtilityUSBStartUp: Path: /System/Library/StartupItems/WiUtilityUSBStartUp
HP IO: Path: /Library/StartupItems/HP IO
Startup items are obsolete and will not work in future versions of OS X
Launch Agents: ℹ️
[loaded] com.avast.userinit.plist Support
[running] com.intego.netupdate.agent.plist Support
[invalid?] com.logmein.LMILaunchAgentFixer.plist Support
[running] com.logmein.logmeingui.plist Support
[running] com.logmein.logmeinguiagent.plist Support
[not loaded] com.logmein.logmeinguiagentatlogin.plist Support
[running] com.micromat.TechToolProAgent.plist Support
[loaded] com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist Support
Launch Daemons: ℹ️
[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist Support
[loaded] com.avast.init.plist Support
[loaded] com.avast.uninstall.plist Support
[loaded] com.avast.update.plist Support
[running] com.logmein.logmeinserver.plist Support
[invalid?] com.logmein.raupdate.plist Support
[loaded] com.macpaw.CleanMyMac2.Agent.plist Support
[running] com.micromat.TechToolProDaemon.plist Support
[loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist Support
[loaded] com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist Support
[loaded] com.oracle.java.JavaUpdateHelper.plist Support
[running] net.openvpn.client.plist Support
User Launch Agents: ℹ️
[invalid?] com.avast.home.userinit.plist Support
[loaded] com.macpaw.CleanMyMac2Helper.diskSpaceWatcher.plist Support
[loaded] com.macpaw.CleanMyMac2Helper.scheduledScan.plist Support
[loaded] com.macpaw.CleanMyMac2Helper.trashWatcher.plist Support
User Login Items: ℹ️
iTunesHelper Application (/Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/MacOS/iTunesHelper.app)
VMware Fusion Start Menu Application (/Applications/VMware Fusion.app/Contents/Library/VMware Fusion Start Menu.app)
Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
LogitechHarmony: Version: 1.2.0.2 - SDK 10.7 Support
SkyCaddiePlugIn: Version: 1.02 Support
Default Browser: Version: 600 - SDK 10.10
OfficeLiveBrowserPlugin: Version: 12.3.3 Support
Silverlight: Version: 5.1.30514.0 - SDK 10.6 Support
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 15.0.0.189 - SDK 10.6 Support
LogMeIn: Version: 1.0.961 - SDK 10.7 Support
Flash Player: Version: 15.0.0.189 - SDK 10.6 Support
LogMeInSafari32: Version: 1.0.961 - SDK 10.7 Support
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.4.5 - SDK 10.6 Support
Photo Center Plugin: Version: Photo Center Plugin 1.1.2.2 Support
iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0
JavaAppletPlugin: Version: Java 7 Update 71 Check version
Safari Extensions: ℹ️
wrc
3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
Flash Player Support
Java Support
TechTool Protection Support
Time Machine: ℹ️
Skip System Files: NO
Mobile backups: OFF
Auto backup: YES
Volumes being backed up:
Macintosh HD: Disk size: 250.14 GB Disk used: 194.90 GB
Destinations:
Traci Westbrook's Time Caps [Network]
Total size: 998.06 GB
Total number of backups: 31
Oldest backup: 2014-10-21 05:58:28 +0000
Last backup: 2014-11-05 02:06:31 +0000
Size of backup disk: Excellent
Backup size 998.06 GB > (Disk size 250.14 GB X 3)
Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️
      53% vmware-vmx
      8% WindowServer
      4% backupd
      1% diskimages-helper
      1% VMware Fusion
Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️
3.32 GB vmware-vmx
309 MB iBank 5
146 MB com.apple.WebKit.WebContent
137 MB Finder
86 MB Safari
Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
99 MB Free RAM
1.70 GB Active RAM
1.62 GB Inactive RAM
4.48 GB Wired RAM
130.35 GB Page-ins
128 MB Page-outs

I have been having trouble with logmein, over time more people I provide IT support for are having major slow ups and crashes, seems to be logmein. I think they are slowly rolling out automtatic updates that are causing it.
Try uninstalling it!
Open the control panel, in about there is an uninstall option.
Ta,
David

Why is the SSD on 2011 Macbook Air much slower then 2010 Macbook Pro with Samsung 830 SSD (less then half the speed) ?

Why is a laptop designed from ground up to use flash slower then a older laptop with a upgraded SSD from a 3rd party?
My old MBP is more then 2x the speed (read/write) with a SSD upgrade (Samsung 830) then my Air.
Any fixes or mods to boost the flash speed of the Air?

We would like you to show us how to do that.......Especially when the Samsung 830 will not fit the Air.....Please don't say duct tape....
Ok, scratch that idea. Let me think for a moment,,,em,,,em. OK I got it. Sell both units and buy a mid Macbook Air 2012 version.
(d-mn I'm good)
__________ All Hail The King _________

2014 Macbook Air running slow?

My 2014 Macbook Air seems to be running a little slower since updating, I have a lot of memory available and I haven’t downloaded anything from the web. I’ve also done the resets and emptying cache in Chrome and all that, it started running faster after that. I don’t know if its just chrome or the whole system.
EtreCheck version: 2.0.11 (98)
Report generated November 5, 2014 at 11:54:17 AM CST
Hardware Information: ℹ️
MacBook Air (13-inch, Early 2014) (Verified)
MacBook Air - model: MacBookAir6,2
1 1.4 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 2-core
4 GB RAM Not upgradeable
BANK 0/DIMM0
2 GB DDR3 1600 MHz ok
BANK 1/DIMM0
2 GB DDR3 1600 MHz ok
Bluetooth: Good - Handoff/Airdrop2 supported
Wireless: en0: 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
Video Information: ℹ️
Intel HD Graphics 5000 -
Color LCD 1440 x 900
System Software: ℹ️
OS X 10.10 (14A389) - Uptime: 3 days 16:37:0
Disk Information: ℹ️
APPLE SSD SD0128F disk0 : (121.33 GB)
S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
disk0s2 (disk0s2) <not mounted> : 120.47 GB
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB
USB Information: ℹ️
Apple Internal Memory Card Reader
Apple Inc. BRCM20702 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Thunderbolt Information: ℹ️
Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
Gatekeeper: ℹ️
Mac App Store and identified developers
Kernel Extensions: ℹ️
/Library/Extensions
[loaded] com.webroot.driver.WebrootSecureAnywhere (78 - SDK 10.9) Support
Launch Agents: ℹ️
[running] com.webroot.WRMacApp.plist Support
Launch Daemons: ℹ️
[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist Support
[running] com.webroot.security.mac.plist Support
[running] com.webroot.webfilter.mac.plist Support
User Launch Agents: ℹ️
[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist Support
User Login Items: ℹ️
iTunesHelper Application (/Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/MacOS/iTunesHelper.app)
Safari ApplicationHidden (/Applications/Safari.app)
Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
npwebroot: Version: 2.0.15 Support
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 15.0.0.152 - SDK 10.6 Support
Flash Player: Version: 15.0.0.152 - SDK 10.6 Mismatch! Adobe recommends 15.0.0.189
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
Default Browser: Version: 600 - SDK 10.10
Safari Extensions: ℹ️
Password Manager
webfilter
3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
Flash Player Support
Time Machine: ℹ️
Time Machine not configured!
Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️
      5% WindowServer
      1% fontd
      0% WSDaemon
      0% AppleSpell
      0% notifyd
Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️
163 MB Google Chrome
150 MB DashboardClient
143 MB Google Chrome Helper
120 MB com.apple.WebKit.WebContent
94 MB iTunes
Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
86 MB Free RAM
1.59 GB Active RAM
1.54 GB Inactive RAM
688 MB Wired RAM
11.57 GB Page-ins
108 MB Page-outs

Webroot is the likely culprit.    Most antivirus software slows down Macs.   In general good safe computing practices are sufficient to prevent viruses. No peer2peer software. No opening of attachments from unknown sources.     No opening of attachments that have extensions that Macs can execute (.exes are harmless unless Windows is on the Mac).   If you must have anti-virus ClamAV or Sophos are better.
Ask the authors of Webroot how to completely remove their software so you aren't left with lingering effects.

New Macbook Air 13" slow

I have just bought a new Macbook Air 13" (1,4 GHz/8GB/256GB) beautiful machine! There is only one problem, it is slow as I don't know what. Starting up is slow, shutting down is **** and takes 30 seconds till a minute, sending files between my old Macbook Air and this one takes ages and also opening folders or emails takes more than acceptable time. Because everything is so slow I'm scared something is wrong, I have check tips online but could not find anything else than performance tips for old macs but this can't be it.
Anyone has an idea what goes wrong? Or how I can install the old Mavericks OS on the mac?
Thanks

The warranty entitles you to complimentary phone support for the first 90 days of ownership.
If you bought the product in the U.S. directly from Apple (not from a reseller), you have 14 days from the date of delivery in which to exchange or return it for a refund. In other countries, the return policy may be different. If you bought from a reseller, its return policy applies.

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